Our palliative care services at Southwest General are not meant to delay, stop or reverse the disease process but rather to ease suffering and offer the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. The purpose of palliative care is to focus on goals of care; pain and symptom management; help in making difficult decisions; and medical care coordination in partnership with your managing physician.
Who can benefit from palliative care?
Often an overlooked aspect of care, palliative care is an important option for patients and their loved ones and can help to:
At Southwest General, palliative care is coordinated with the patient's primary care physician. Our palliative care team includes a nurse certified in hospice and palliative care, caseworkers, a chaplain and patients and their families. We work in partnership with your physician and other caregivers to maximize the benefits you receive from treatment.
Palliative care is offered to a patient who—at all stages of debilitating or life-threatening illness—is still undergoing curative medical treatment. Hospice care services are delivered to patients who are terminally ill and no longer seeking curative measures.
Palliative care might be right for you or your loved one if you have experienced:
If you are interested in learning more about our palliative care services in Cleveland, talk to your physician. They can provide a referral to our services and one of our palliative care nurses will contact you once the referral is completed to set up a visit.
Find out more about Southwest General’s Palliative Care services today. Contact our team by calling 440-816-5040.